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Meaning of "suture" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUTURE

From Latin sūtūra, from suere to sew.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUTURE

suture  [ˈsuːtʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUTURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suture is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb suture in English.

WHAT DOES SUTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of suture in the English dictionary

The first definition of suture in the dictionary is catgut, silk thread, or wire used to stitch together two bodily surfaces. Other definition of suture is the surgical seam formed after joining two surfaces Also called: seam. Suture is also a type of immovable joint, esp between the bones of the skull.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUTURE

PRESENT

Present
I suture
you suture
he/she/it sutures
we suture
you suture
they suture
Present continuous
I am suturing
you are suturing
he/she/it is suturing
we are suturing
you are suturing
they are suturing
Present perfect
I have sutured
you have sutured
he/she/it has sutured
we have sutured
you have sutured
they have sutured
Present perfect continuous
I have been suturing
you have been suturing
he/she/it has been suturing
we have been suturing
you have been suturing
they have been suturing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sutured
you sutured
he/she/it sutured
we sutured
you sutured
they sutured
Past continuous
I was suturing
you were suturing
he/she/it was suturing
we were suturing
you were suturing
they were suturing
Past perfect
I had sutured
you had sutured
he/she/it had sutured
we had sutured
you had sutured
they had sutured
Past perfect continuous
I had been suturing
you had been suturing
he/she/it had been suturing
we had been suturing
you had been suturing
they had been suturing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will suture
you will suture
he/she/it will suture
we will suture
you will suture
they will suture
Future continuous
I will be suturing
you will be suturing
he/she/it will be suturing
we will be suturing
you will be suturing
they will be suturing
Future perfect
I will have sutured
you will have sutured
he/she/it will have sutured
we will have sutured
you will have sutured
they will have sutured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been suturing
you will have been suturing
he/she/it will have been suturing
we will have been suturing
you will have been suturing
they will have been suturing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would suture
you would suture
he/she/it would suture
we would suture
you would suture
they would suture
Conditional continuous
I would be suturing
you would be suturing
he/she/it would be suturing
we would be suturing
you would be suturing
they would be suturing
Conditional perfect
I would have suture
you would have suture
he/she/it would have suture
we would have suture
you would have suture
they would have suture
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been suturing
you would have been suturing
he/she/it would have been suturing
we would have been suturing
you would have been suturing
they would have been suturing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you suture
we let´s suture
you suture
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to suture
Past participle
sutured
Present Participle
suturing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUTURE


archer
ˈɑːtʃə
bleacher
ˈbliːtʃə
cachucha
kəˈtʃuːtʃə
chicha
ˈtʃiːtʃə
creature
ˈkriːtʃə
departure
dɪˈpɑːtʃə
feature
ˈfiːtʃə
future
ˈfjuːtʃə
marcher
ˈmɑːtʃə
moocher
ˈmuːtʃə
moucher
ˈmuːtʃə
Nietzsche
ˈniːtʃə
nurture
ˈnɜːtʃə
preacher
ˈpriːtʃə
puture
ˈpjuːtʃə
researcher
rɪˈsɜːtʃə
searcher
ˈsɜːtʃə
smoocher
ˈsmuːtʃə
teacher
ˈtiːtʃə
torture
ˈtɔːtʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUTURE

sutler
sutlership
sutlery
sutor
sutorial
sutorian
sutra
sutta
suttee
sutteeism
suttle
suttly
Sutton
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Hoo
Sutton-in-Ashfield
sutural
suturally
suturation

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUTURE

adventure
agriculture
architecture
capture
coronal suture
couture
cranial suture
culture
for the foreseeable future
furniture
haute couture
in future
in the foreseeable future
in the picture
literature
mature
nature
picture
sagittal suture
signature

Synonyms and antonyms of suture in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «suture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUTURE

Find out the translation of suture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suture» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缝合
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sutura
570 millions of speakers

English

suture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीवन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خياطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шовный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sutura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেলাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jahitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Naht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

縫合糸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

봉합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suture
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

may vá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिवारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dikiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sutura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szew
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шовний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sutura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ράμμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hegting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sutur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sutur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suture

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUTURE»

The term «suture» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUTURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «suture» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «suture» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suture

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUTURE»

Discover the use of suture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Suture Self: A Book of Medical Cartoons by New Yorker ...
[Publisher-supplied data] New Yorker cartoonist Leo Cullum found a different way to beat colon cancer: by creating a cartoons that poked fun at the medical industry with his all-too-true medical-themed new work, Suture Self.
Leo Cullum, 2009
2
Suture and Surgical Hemostasis: A Pocket Guide
Great for students and professionals, this portable reference offers a complete understanding of suture and hemostasis relating to surgical procedures.
Rebecca Pieknik, 2013
3
Wound Closure Biomaterials and Devices
Nonabsorbable 39 D. Suture Size 39 in. Monofilament vs. Multifilament 42 IV. Coating Materials 42 V. Characteristics of Suture Materials 46 A. Physical/ Mechanical Characteristics 47 B. Handling Characteristics 53 C. Biocompatibility 56 D.
Chih-Chang Chu, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, Howard P. Greisler, 1996
4
The Karma Suture
Sue Carey is a driven, 20-something doctor struggling to preserve her sanity, sobriety, and humanity in the corridors of one of Cape Town's biggest public hospitals.
Rosamund Kendal, 2008
5
Lippincott's Nursing Procedures
Prepackaged, sterile suture-removal trays are available. Preparation of equipment Assemble all equipment in the patient's room. Check the expiration date on each sterile package, and inspect tor tears. Open the waterproof trash bag, and ...
‎2009
6
Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
Aarnio P, et al: Polydioxanone and polypropylene suture material in free internal mammary artery graft anastomoses. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 96:741, 1988. 2. Alexander JW, et al: Role of suture materials in the development of wound ...
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
7
Mastery of Surgery
Abdominal wall closure, irrespective of the direction of the incision, has changed significantly in the past two decades; for many years, it was the practice to advocate the use of nonabsorbable suture, ordinarily polypropylene or even nylon and, ...
Josef E. Fischer, Kirby I. Bland, Mark P. Callery, 2006
8
Medical Assisting: Essentials of Administrative and Clinical ...
Assist physician by clipping each individual suture as directed by physician. 1 1 . When the wound has been closed with sutures, assist with or perform cleaning and bandaging the site as physician orders lyou may need to reglove to keep ...
Lucille Keir, Barbara A. Wise, Connie Krebs, 2002
9
Polymeric Biomaterials, Revised and Expanded
There is a wide variety of mechanical properties among existing commercial suture materials. The tensile strength property is the most frequently reported and studied mechanical characteristic of suture materials. Because strength is ...
Severian Dumitriu, 2001
10
Essentials of Perioperative Nursing
Classification of Suture Material 35. Standards and classification of suture are set by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). There are two basic classifications of suture materials: absorbable and nonabsorbable. 36. Absorbable suture is ...
Cynthia Spry, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suture is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Comparable results found for oblique bone tunnels vs. dual suture
“Both the tunnel and the suture anchor techniques are effective for MPFL [medial patellofemoral ligament] reconstruction for patella fixation,” David R. Diduch, ... «OrthoSpineNews, Jun 15»
2
Global Soft Tissue Repair (Mesh/Tissue patch, Allograft, Xenograft …
... by Product (Mesh/Tissue patch, Allograft, Xenograft, Suture Anchor, Interference Screws, Laparoscopic Instruments) by Application (Hernia, Dural, Orthopedic, ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
3
Smith amp; Nephew to Expand on Q-FIX All-Suture Anchor Launch
The SUTUREFIX Ultra soft suture anchor, on the other hand, allows surgeons to ... Ultra anchor is reportedly pre-loaded on ULTRABRAID high-strength sutures. «Zacks.com, Mar 15»
4
New Q-FIX™ All-Suture Anchor from Smith & Nephew provides …
"The Q-FIX All-Suture Anchor is a great option for hip labral repair," says J.W. Thomas Byrd, MD of The Nashville Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in ... «PR Newswire, Mar 15»
5
Surgical Specialties Corporation Awarded Three Year Suture
"We are thrilled to work with Premier to provide our new Sharpoint Plus™ Surgical Suture portfolio to its members," said Brennan Marilla, Chief Commercial ... «PR Newswire, Mar 15»
6
Smith & Nephew continues pioneering hip and shoulder repair with …
The implant is made of DURABRAID™ suture and once implanted, leaves no hard materials behind. "When the design team started working on this anchor, ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
7
Vasectomy reversal: Microsurgical epididymovasostomy (two-suture
Section Editor's note: 'Y'tube, a new video section of UrologyTimes.com, is a resource for urologists and other clinicians who focus on men's health. 'Y'tube ... «ModernMedicine, Jan 15»
8
Wound Complications Down for Suture Closure After C-Section
(HealthDay News) — For women undergoing cesarean delivery, suture closure of the skin incision is associated with a reduction in wound complications ... «Monthly Prescribing Reference, Jul 14»
9
Cayenne Medical Launches SureLock™ All-Suture Anchor System …
The SureLock All-Suture Anchor is composed of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) suture and is available in 1.4mm (single loaded) and ... «OrthoSpineNews, Jul 14»
10
Staples Or Sutures To Close A C-Section? The Future For Wound …
A study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that closing the wound from a C-section with sutures rather than staples can reduce the rate of ... «Medical Daily, Jul 14»

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